Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock
DCMS publishes departmental transaction level data on government procurement card purchases for transactions over £500 in accordance with policy. The guiding policy setting out the requirement to publish GPC transactions over £500 remains in place.
Guidance is available to all government departments on gov.uk at the following link:
The most recent publication of expenditure via GPCs at DCMS is available using the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-spending-over-500-october-2024
With regards to transactions above £500, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport spent the following (minus refunds) via Government Procurement Cards:
i. 2022 - £168,578.66
ii. 2023 - £125,104.19
In relation to transactions below £500, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport spent the following (minus refunds) via Government Procurement Cards:
i. 2022 - £89,996.23
ii. 2023 - £89,065.33
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